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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1919
Page
3
A 154 minute Douglas Fairbanks super feature promises nonstop action. The star performs daring gymnastic stunts including leaping from a moving train and vaulting between railroad cars. The film showcases new feats not seen before from Fairbanks and aims to please all ages.
The Globe Lyceum screens A Man of Honor starring Harold Lockwood on Sunday. Critics hail it as his greatest work a vivid romance of love and adventure where honor overcomes schemers and greed on a tropical island amid pirates hurricanes and danger.
Actor Douglas Fairbanks introduces stunts for The Knickerbocker Buckaroo to be shown at the Lyceum Theatre next Monday and Tuesday. He trained with Dull Montana Spike Robinson and Kid McCoy and says he is in the pink of condition. The Artcraft release sends him west with a romance and melodrama, featuring a new horse after retiring Star. The film is based on Henry Kitchell Webster's novel and includes a strong moral subtext drawn from religious references. President Wilson considers another commission to Poland to investigate Jewish massacres, with a decision after Paris talks with Hugh Gibson.
The sermon discusses how devil imagery appears in cartoons and scripture. It cites biblical phrases about Satan as a deceiver and enemy, noting his influence on humanity and the spiritual struggle described by Paul.
Bids will be received until July 10 1919 for the construction of a church building for the First M B K Church located on South West Monroe Louisiana. Plans may be obtained at the News Star Publishing Co from C B Faulk secretary.
A note records the earliest performance in North America staged by amateurs at Quebec in 1664. This historic event marks the continent’s initial foray into formal theater presented by local participants.
The centenary of Lord Strathcona's birth will be celebrated next year, noted as one of Canada's outstanding historical figures. The entry recalls the first successful English cooperative society formed seventy five years ago by workingmen to sell daily articles at low prices. It also mentions the Pacific coastline of Mexico spanning about 6 000 miles, nearly four times the length of the eastern Gulf coast. The early distinct boxing championship in America is recalled as Tom Flyer versus Yankee Sullivan in 1849 at Rock Point Maryland, a 14 round bout for the title and a $10 000 purse.
A classified item from a local paper advertises a cheap product branded Sews-Star with a claim it may rot or rust. Readers are advised to verify quality before purchase. The notice hints at potential durability concerns and value for the price.
Sir Charles Alexander Harris marks his sixty-fifth year today as governor and commander in chief of Newfoundland since December 1917. His career spans the Colonial Service in London and roles as private secretary to undersecretaries. He served with the West India Royal Commission and the sugar bouatics conference, contributed to the Venezuela and Paravilian boundary cases, and was created Commander of the Order of the Bath.
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